River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
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River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Red Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone, Iron-rich
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Red Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 staining)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
SiO2 (Quartz-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hydrated iron oxide impurities (Goethite)
Chert with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz (Microcrystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic Sandstone (SiO2 - Quartz-dominant)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Limestone and Iron Oxide staining)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Iron Oxide inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite / Sandstone / Chert Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Nodules in Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Common Opal variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Agate/Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Chert)
Siliceous River Rock / Microcrystalline Quartz / Mafic Igneous
Red Jasper (possibly Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Milky Quartz with Country Rock contact
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in contact with Metamorphic/Igneous rock
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gabbro or Basalt)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mafic Silicates
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often colloquially called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Chert Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)